Programme

8:00 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 10:30 Opening session

Executive board UIC
Executive board UITP Latin America
Political and academy

  > Keynote Speaker – The modern public transport: how to combine different technologies?

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 -13:00 Session 1: Urban transport

Monorail system capacity and operation aspects: examples of systems in the world
Economic viability of tram systems
Guided bus  - advantages to combine different technologies
São Paulo projects: the new monorails

13:00 - 14:00 Coffee break

14:00 - 16:00 Session 2: Highspeed Train

Case studies: highspeed train can change the life of the cities.
Impact on the economy of cities: during construction and after operation.
How much cost to operate a high speed train system?
What do you need to operate a high speed train?

16:00 - 17:30 Session 3: Intermodality – what kind of station we need to integrate urban transport and long distance service? 

The importance of integration of public transportation systems and long-distance service
Financial models to development the stations as extra resources
How to integrate the net? Station design – different needs (number of stations, dimensions and types of passengers)

17:30 - 18:00 Conclusion: Why Latin America needs this type of investment?